Sam Boyce appointed regional manager for eastern Victoria and Stephan Logoida appointed south-east Queensland and Northern Rivers regional manager
Sumitomo Chemical Australia has announced several appointments and changes to its network, adding Sam Boyce and Stephan Logoida as regional managers.
Goulburn Valley-based Boyce has been appointed regional manager for eastern Victoria, managing grower and reseller relations, trials and sales in key broadacre, fruit and vegetable growing regions.
A former plum, pear and apple grower, Boyce managed production at M J Hall and Sons, Toolamba, Victoria for the past 13 years and, for five years prior to that, worked at a large orchard investment property in the Goulburn Valley. In 2022, his work was recognised when he received the Apple and Pear Australia (Apal) young grower of the year award.
Boyce’s region includes Cobram to Bendigo, east to Bairnsdale and south to Geelong where key crops including cereals, oilseeds and pulses, mixed vegetables and tree crops are grown. Boyce grew up in one of New Zealand’s largest fruit-growing regions, Marlborough, before moving to Australia and has been involved in horticulture his entire life.
He replaces Jack Bartells, who formerly covered eastern Victoria and Tasmania and now covers Tasmania and New Zealand from his Tasmanian base.
Experienced horticulturist, agricultural consultant and scientist, Logoida has been appointed south-east Queensland and Northern Rivers regional manager.
Prior to joining Sumitomo in August, Logoida was a horticulturalist and viticulturalist at BioAg – a plant biostimulant and natural fertiliser manufacturer – for more than six years. Until his recent appointment, he was an agricultural consultant for nine years.
His specialties include agrochemicals (crop protection and fertilisers), plant biostimulants, microbial-based biological solutions, and regenerative agriculture.
Originally from Ukraine, Stephan has a PhD in Agricultural Sciences from the Institute of Plant Protection of National Academy of Agrarian Sciences, Crop Protection Technologies. He also worked as a portfolio and marketing manager for Bayer Crop Science for five years until relocating to Australia in 2016.
Previously based in Sydney, he is now based in Brisbane to service growers producing mixed vegetables, tree crops (specifically avocados) and sugarcane and some broadacre crops including cotton. Logoida replaces Patrick Press who has retired.
